Mr. Jenkinsasked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the cost of administration per 10,000 persons in receipt of unemployment, transitional payments, and unemployment assistance for each year since 1930?
Financial Year. Unemployment Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Assistance. Average number of weekly payments. Cost of administration per annum. Average number of weekly payments. Cost of administration per annum. £ £ 1930–31 … … … (a)1,540,000 (a)5,249,747 — — 1931–32 … … … (a)1,797,000 (a)5,364,061 (c) — (c) — 1932–33 … … … 1,330,000 4,213,315 988,000 3,385,982 1933–34 … … … 1,022,000 3,755,564 951,000 3,740,233 1934–35 … … … 1,016,000 4,144,054 761,000 (d)4,009,698 1935–36 … … … 945,000 4,609,391 705,000 4,312,997 1936–37 … … … (b) 769,000 (b)4,795,777 600,000 4,434,860 (a) Excluding transitional benefit. (b) Excluding agricultural benefit. (c) The Transitional Payments Scheme came into operation on the 12th November, 1931, but was not fully operative until early in 1932. (d) The Unemployment Assistance Scheme, which superseded the Transitional Payments Scheme, came into operation on the 7th January, 1935.